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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Ralph (born Jessie Ralph Chambers, November 5, 1864 – May 30, 1944) was an American stage and screen actress, best known for her matronly roles in many classic motion pictures. She was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1864. She made her acting debut in 1880, at the age of sixteen. She made it to Broadway, where George M. Cohan cast her in many of his musicals, but she also excelled at dramatic roles. Although she made her Hollywood debut in 1916, in a motion picture career that would eventually span 25 years, she only became a permanent Hollywood actress in 1933. She was nearly 70 at this time, so her roles were limited to matronly roles, but her expertise at stealing scenes captured the imagination of cinema-goers of the time. Her best-known roles are as Greta Garbo's maid in Camille, as W.C. Fields' battle-axe of a mother-in-law in...
Known for
Captain BloodMovie • 1935
CamilleMovie • 1936
San FranciscoMovie • 1936
Mark of the VampireMovie • 1935
After the Thin ManMovie • 1936
Evelyn PrenticeMovie • 1934
David CopperfieldMovie • 1935
Drums Along the MohawkMovie • 1939
Little Lord FauntleroyMovie • 1936
The Bank DickMovie • 1940
The Good EarthMovie • 1937
Double WeddingMovie • 1937
The Blue BirdMovie • 1940
Les MisérablesMovie • 1935
The Last of Mrs. CheyneyMovie • 1937
They Met in BombayMovie • 1941